Bang a Gong - 04/07/16
Greetings.
My Brother and I have a range set up out on our family farm, where we can shoot out to 600yds if we wish. I'd like to set up a few gongs at various distances, and am looking for advice as to how to properly hang them. Many of those I see in videos or advertisements show the target with a down/back angle - I assume this is to deflect bullet/fragments down into the ground- what angle is appropriate? Frame? Chains for hangers? What other considerations to I need to be aware of? What's working for you?
I work as a laser operator for a manufacturing company (ag products) and have easy access to various sized remnants of 1/2" and 3/4" AR 450. Between myself and our plasma operator we've been squirreling away chunks here and there to the point that I can probably hang a target at 50 yard intervals for the full distance. Most of these are anywhere from 10-14 inches square. A couple are as large as 28x48 - I was thinking of making a cardboard cutout of a coyote to spray around for those. If you'd care to take a few photos of your setup - how it hangs, connectors, etc, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Kaiser Norton
My Brother and I have a range set up out on our family farm, where we can shoot out to 600yds if we wish. I'd like to set up a few gongs at various distances, and am looking for advice as to how to properly hang them. Many of those I see in videos or advertisements show the target with a down/back angle - I assume this is to deflect bullet/fragments down into the ground- what angle is appropriate? Frame? Chains for hangers? What other considerations to I need to be aware of? What's working for you?
I work as a laser operator for a manufacturing company (ag products) and have easy access to various sized remnants of 1/2" and 3/4" AR 450. Between myself and our plasma operator we've been squirreling away chunks here and there to the point that I can probably hang a target at 50 yard intervals for the full distance. Most of these are anywhere from 10-14 inches square. A couple are as large as 28x48 - I was thinking of making a cardboard cutout of a coyote to spray around for those. If you'd care to take a few photos of your setup - how it hangs, connectors, etc, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Kaiser Norton